Reading First and Beyond The Complete Guide for Teachers and Literacy Coaches [Paperback]

Packed with enriching ideas for all educators, this guide summarizes the key areas of the Reading First program to?provide a comprehensive understanding of its components.Packed with enriching ideas for all educators, this guide summarizes the key areas of the Reading First program to?provide a comprehensive understanding of its components. The wealth of this information is like finding a chest of jewels you always knew was under the ocean but now here it is--a wonderful discovery that validates everything I knew was right about teaching to the needs of the individual learner. Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Introduction to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Reading First (RF)
2. Research-Based Practices for Oral Language Development
3. Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Literacy: Phonemes and Phonemic Awareness
4. Phonics: The Building Blocks of Literacy
5. Vocabulary Development: Powerful Instruction for Reading Success
6. Achieve and Measure Reading Fluency: Expanding the Opportunity
7. Comprehension Instruction: Scientifically Validated Effective Methods
8. Independent Reading and Shared Reading of Trade Books
9. Making Students' Writing Come Alive: Strategies for Teaching Writing
10. Metacognition: Monitoring Strategies to Enhance Reading Comprehension
11. Including Parents as True Partners
References and Suggested Readings
Index